Which to use
“arrivons” is a verb and “aurions” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,413
- “arrivons” frequency rank
- #7,656
- “aurions” frequency rank
- 22069
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | arrivons | aurions |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent du verbe arriver. | Pluriel de aurion. |
Where the eye mixes arrivons and aurions
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses arrivons with aurions
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: arrivons is \a.ʁi.vɔ̃\ while aurions is \o.ʁjɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22069, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
arrivons is recorded at frequency rank #14,413, classified as averb, pronounced \a.ʁi.vɔ̃\. aurions is at rank #7,656, tagged as anoun, pronounced \o.ʁjɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22069, this pair ranks #359,963 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of arrivons vs aurions
Shared letters: ainors. Private to "arrivons": v. Private to "aurions": u.
"arrivons" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "aurions" · 7 letters · shape VVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "arrivons" for "aurions" ever safe?
Which is more common, "arrivons" or "aurions"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "arrivons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aurions" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #359,963 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "arrivons" and "aurions" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "arrivions vs arrivons". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #359,963 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.